Tuning: E A D G B E

[Chorus 1]

^BbI'm goin' across the mountains, ^Foh fare ye well ^BbGoin' 'cross the mountains, you can ^Ebhear my banjo ^Bbtell

[Verse 1]

^BbGot my rations on my back, my ^Fpowder it is dry ^BbGoin' across the mountains, oh ^EbChrissy don't you ^Bbcry

[Chorus 2]

^BbGoin' across the mountain, to ^Fjoin the boys in blue ^BbWhen this fightin's over, ^EbI'll come back to ^Bbyou

[Chorus 3]

^BbGoin' across the mountains if ^FI have to crawl ^BbTo give old Jeff's men a ^Eblittle o' my rifle ^Bbball

[Verse 2]

^Bb'Speck you'll miss me when I'm gone, but ^FI'm goin' through ^BbWhen this fightin's over, ^EbI'll come back to ^Bbyou

[Verse 3]

^BbWay before it's good daylight, if ^Fnothin' happens to me ^BbI'll be way down yonder, ^Ebin old Tenne^Bbssee

[Chorus 3]

^BbGoin' across the mountain, ^Foh fare ye well ^BbGoin' 'cross the mountain, you can ^Ebhear my banjo ^Bbtell

[Chorus 4]

^BbGoin' across the mountain, ^Foh fare ye well ^BbGoin' 'cross the mountain, ^EbChrissy fare you ^Bbwell

[Chorus 5]

^BbGoin' across the mountain, to ^Fjoin the boys in blue ^BbWhen this fightin's over, ^EbI'll come back to ^Bbyou

Pete Seeger - Going across the mountains